Energy from the desert : very large scale photovoltaic systems : socio-economic, financial, technical and environmental aspects /

Energy from the desert : very large scale photovoltaic systems : socio-economic, financial, technical and environmental aspects /

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The world's deserts are sufficiently large that, in theory, covering a fraction of their landmass with PV systems could generate many times the current primary global energy supply. The third book in the Energy from the Desert series examines the socio-economic, environmental and financial issu...

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Other Authors: Komoto, Keiichi
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009
Subjects:
Desert resources development
Photovoltaic power generation > Cost effectiveness
Photovoltaic power generation
Photovoltaic power systems
Conversion photovoltaïque > Coût-efficacité
Conversion photovoltaïque
Déserts > Exploitation
Systèmes photovoltaïques
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Energy
SCIENCE > Energy
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Task 8 Participants; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: World Energy and Environmental Issues; CHAPTER THREE: PV and Other Renewable Energy Options; CHAPTER FOUR: Socio-Economic Considerations; CHAPTER FIVE: Financial Aspects; CHAPTER SIX: Recent and Future Trends in PV Technology; CHAPTER SEVEN: MW-Scale PV System Installation Technologies; CHAPTER EIGHT: Future Technical Development for VLS-PV Systems

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